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semipalmated plover
noun
- a New World plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, having a black ring around the chest and semipalmate feet, inhabiting beaches and salt marshes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of semipalmated plover1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Example Sentences
They associate freely with the smaller sandpipers, least, and semipalmated, or with the semipalmated plover and turnstones.
From Project Gutenberg
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